Plutarch Quotes
Lamentation is the only musician that always, like a screech-owl, alights and sits on the roof of any angry man.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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If there's one thing I've learned from traveling, it's that it is definitely more important how you are than where you are. You can say, 'Oh, I hate X city, I hate that country, or I prefer this city,' but it's a little bit up to you to find some kind of happiness.
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It was my wish since I was a child to become something, to be able to stand on my own two feet, to do something for myself.
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People understand that nuclear weapons cannot be used without indiscriminate effects on civilian populations. Such weapons have no legitimate place in our world. Their elimination is both morally right and a practical necessity in protecting humanity.
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I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.
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As an actor, there's a bit of you that's decided you want to be looked at and watched, but there's a paradoxical bit that wants to run away.
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America is a collection of people from different races, religions, and backgrounds - that is part of what makes us great. But a common language is what brings all of those people together to form a community.
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Though I played classical piano since age 5 and sang in a cappella groups, being an artist didn't seem like something I was talented enough to do full time. So I kind of buried that dream.
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For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.
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Cuando tu dolor es un poco mayor que mi dolor, me siento un poco cruel.
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Trust the Lord. He is the good shepherd. He knows His sheep. And His sheep know His voice.
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The Lord does not want us to "miss supper." In fact, He has a great feast prepared for those who return clean and pure through the door.
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I came in prepared for the rest of the year to kind of not have expectations of the outcome of the games -- just to go with what happened. The game itself, especially the second half, was terrific.
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We trample the blood of the Son of God underfoot if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins.
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Frankly I'm not holding my breath for any confessional statement from Saddam Hussein.
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Artists tend to be beyond embarrassment the way little children tend to be beyond embarrassment.
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Music is a beautiful thing to listen to. It is not a thing to preach to others about, it’s not a cause. It is what it is-and that’s a beautiful artform.
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It was physically difficult, adjusting to wheelchair life, but I remember a great relief and happiness that I was finally getting somewhere, finding musicians to work with that were sympathetic.
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Because I was a chemistry student and was never supposed to be a musician, I always felt like I was an outsider looking at music going "Why is this interesting to me? Why should I be doing this?" and I never felt like I was a natural musician. It came into my life, kind of, as a conceptual problem and I think all my pieces are, in a way, looking at some issue and sometimes veering toward an inside baseball model of classical music.
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I was kicked out of middle school a few times. This guy who was kind of a d*** and a bully got hit by a car. I jumped up and went, YEAH Apparently that wasnt cool with some people cause I got kicked out.
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Oh, Cena. You must think that I was born yesterday.
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Lamentation is the only musician that always, like a screech-owl, alights and sits on the roof of any angry man.
